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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HRA" data-source="post: 4701844" data-attributes="member: 6136">I agree with you on your short answer yes.but my friend some cd shops in colombo got raided under only IP laws("intellectual property act") not under computer crime act.why computer crime act doesn't cover software piracy.CCA covers crimes such as hacking,acts which endanger national security related to computers,using illegal devices and etc.but not software piracyAs I mentioned earlier CCA still noting to do with computers(future we hope that government will take appropriate actions to enforce it) as there is no implementation of the Act up to date due to various shortcomings of the Administration of the country such as public unawareness of the existence of the Act, shortage of experts, trained Police officers to investigate offences under the Act, non-availability of computer forensic laboratories.</blockquote>

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